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more about #gannett more comments → TheMediaMob: Since Michael Fisch can't seem to distinguish between lose and loose, let's us all join hands and hope he is not "re-hired" as a copy editor. more » lionboy: "....skill sets and competencies necessary to be successful in the multiplatform digital environment." Translated: If you're not on Twitter, get lost. more » m4ximusprim3: This is like bad musical chairs. more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: gannett gannett gannett they started out intending to destroy journalism as it was once known and now they are destroyed themselves karma, she is a bi... more » DennyCrane: I always thought the "everyone has to reapply for their job" scenario was a particularly insulting one. If you've worked there, then everyone around y... more » m4ximusprim3: I'd re-apply for janitor. Everyone who shoots high is gonna get Icarus-ed. more » lalaland13: In other words, you're not a stockholder, and we don't have to fellate you, so go away. more » ellagood: really? they have had thousands of people writing that complete bullshit? i guess it takes 200 people to pull and typeset an AP article. more » Rumpelstilskin: They unloaded their USA Today buildings here in DC some time back but then built the expenisve Newseum on Penn. Ave, .... hmmm. more » FormerEnglishMajor: Gannett employs 31,000 people. 4,500 is a lot - 14.5% - but I would bet their revenues and earnings are down more than that. more » lalaland13: Gannett really hates newspapers, huh? more » Hockeymom: There are very few jobs less rewarding and more stressful in TV news than Assignment Editor. The job warps the person.I often thought the Unibomber wo... more » SultanaEleusis: No word of future plans? Isn't that required? more » Sarcastro: How 'bout a hug, there, Alan? more » morninggloria: There was a time, a time before interwebs. When the local anchorman reigned supreme. When people believed everything they heard on TV. This was an age... more » -
#rumormonger
Layoffs at Gannett? UPDATE: Confirmed
A tipster tells us that Gannett's Westchester newsroom was told today that "50 out of 140 people would be laid off and everyone else would have to reapply for a job."This is unconfirmed. Know more? Email us. [UPDATED]: More » -
#layoffs
Massive Layoffs at Gannett Confirmed
The rumor we reported earlier today about Gannett Newspapers laying off thousands was true. According to the Wall Street Journal, Gannett plans to cut between 1000 and 2000 jobs in the coming days. [Google/AP] -
#rumormonger
Thousands of Layoffs Coming at Gannett?
Gannett, America's largest newspaper publisher, has already written down the value of its papers by almost $6 billion and instituted mandatory furloughs this year. But it could get worse—are thousands of layoffs coming next week? More » -
#printisdead
No Social Networking in the Newsroom, Says Gannett Editor
The editor of some Gannett paper issued a memo asking reporters to "reserve social networking... for your private time," since it's not like you can find sources on Facebook and Twitter. More » -
#internalmemos
D.C. TV Newsman Quits; Blogs Ruined the News
Alan Henney is an assignment desk editor at Gannett-owned WUSA-TV in Washington. He quit this week—mad as hell, the whole bit. In his farewell email, he blamed too much blogging, not enough news-ing: More » -
#layoffs
Gannett President Hits Luxury Golf Course After Warning Workers
Bob Dickey promised he would "be sharing the financial hardship" after furloughing his workers. He warned the Tucson Citizen might shut. Then he joined fellow Gannett bigwigs at a golf resort. More » -
